Shrinivas Deshpande

3 weeks ago | newageislam.com | Lee Harpin |Shrinivas Deshpande |Utkarsh Anand |Valay Singh

1 April 2025 A citizen holds a placard during a peace vigil organized by citizens against what they say is rise in hate crimes and violence against Muslims in the country, in New Delhi, India, April 16, 2022.

3 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Coovercolly INDRESH |Shrinivas Deshpande

Bengaluru/Pune, March 29 -- A 36-year-old man, who allegedly murdered his wife and hid her body inside a suitcase in their Bengaluru apartment, was arrested on Friday in Maharashtra after a failed suicide attempt. The accused, identified as Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, was found in a semi-conscious state near Shirwal in Satara district, where he had reportedly consumed poison. Officials suspect he consumed pesticide.

3 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Coovercolly INDRESH |Shrinivas Deshpande

A 36-year-old man, who allegedly murdered his wife and hid her body inside a suitcase in their Bengaluru apartment, was arrested on Friday in Maharashtra after a failed suicide attempt. The accused, identified as Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, was found in a semi-conscious state near Shirwal in Satara district, where he had reportedly consumed poison. Officials suspect he consumed pesticide.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Yogesh Joshi |Shrinivas Deshpande

Posted On: 2025-03-20 Posted By: Yogesh Joshi,Shrinivas Deshpande Health & Lifestyle Education Politics Cities Hindustan Times India, March 20 -- Pune/Khuldabad There is an illuminating story about Aurangzeb in Harbans Mukhia's The Mughals of India: Soon after he had his brother Dara Shikoh murdered, the newly crowned emperor sent a proposal of marriage to Dara Shikoh's favourite concubine Rana-i-Dil (heart's glory). "What part of me appeals the most to you?" she sent back a message, writes...

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Yogesh Joshi |Shrinivas Deshpande

Alamgir (conqueror of the world) Muhi-al-din-Muhammad Aurangzeb was no stranger to rebuffs. Still, there was no greater setback to him than the one he eventually suffered in the Deccan. Aurangzeb, who ruled over India for 49 years — the country’s longest-serving emperor -- had to spend the last 27 years of his life campaigning in the arid plateau where he presided over a pyrrhic victory against the Marathas.